Disease Prevention

Within the field of Disease Prevention, our college has a focus on prevention through understanding the causes of diseases and illnesses.

Research Projects in Disease Prevention

Modeling Dietary Contributions to Arsenic Dose and Methylation: Elucidating Predictive Linkages
Researchers
Jeff Burgess, Robin Harris

Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion/Arizona Prevention Research Center
Researchers
Scott Carvajal

Migration of Soil Particles to the Indoor Environment: Implications for Risk Assessment
Researchers
Paloma Beamer

Texting Teens about Wellness and Skin Cancer
Researchers
Robin Harris

Statistical Methods for Neoplastic Prevention Trials
Researchers
Paul Hsu

Mechanisms of Gastric Mucous Cell Metaplasia
Researchers

Development of a Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Arizona
Researchers

Molecular epidemiology of C. difficile food contamination: links to human CDAC
Researchers
Kelly Reynolds

Partnership in Native American Cancer Prevention
Researchers
Francisco Garcia

Evaluation Pima County Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Researchers
Maia Ingram

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Researchers
Eyal Shahar

Arizona Prevention Research Center
Researchers
Scott Carvajal, Maia Ingram, Melanie Bell

A New Hip Fracture Risk Prediction Tool Based on Common Predictors and Hip Geomer
Researchers
Zhao Chen

Clinical study of disposition and biological activity of Limonene
Researchers
Iman Hakim

Understanding health effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking
Researchers
Iman Hakim

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Researchers
Eyal Shahar

Honoring Your Gift
Researchers
Sheila Parker

Transfer and Control of Infectious Microbes in Emergency Vehicles
Researchers
Kelly Reynolds

VPR SEED grant - ITN use for malaria control
Researchers
Kacey Ernst

R25T Cancer Prevention and Control Training Grant
Researchers
Iman Hakim, Elizabeth Jacobs

Adherence to latent TB infection among at-risk populations (TXT4MED)
Researchers
Melanie Bell, Lynn Gerald

Stress and Asthma in public schools
Researchers
Lynn Gerald

Feasibility of Latent TB screening among migrant farmworkers on the border
Researchers

Plan4Health: Rural Cycling Hub
Researchers
Martha Moore-Monroy

Arizona Smokers' Helpline
Researchers
Cynthia Thomson, Nicole Yuan, Leila Barraza, John Ehiri

A Gender- and Culturally-Sensitive Weight Loss Intervention to Reduce Incidence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanic Males
Researchers
David O. Garcia, Melanie Bell

Cancer Prevention in the Fire Service: Exposure Assessment, Toxic Effects and Risk Management
Researchers
Jeff Burgess, Stephanie Griffin, Jin Zhou, Elizabeth Jacobs

The Firefighter Multicenter Cancer Cohort Study: Framework Development and Testing
Researchers
Jeff Burgess, Stephanie Griffin, Jin Zhou, Elizabeth Jacobs, Sally Littau

Kidenga Fever: Viral Social Marketing for a Participatory App to Track Emerging Pathogens
Researchers
Kacey Ernst

Development and Dissemination of an Online Training for Environmental Health Professionals: Legionellosis Prevention and Response
Researchers
Kelly Reynolds, Douglas Taren

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study-Coordinating Center
Researchers
Eyal Shahar

Arizona’s Pesticide Use Registry and Vital Statistics Birth Certificates: A Rich Potential Resource for Studies of Associations Between Exposure to Pesticides and Health Outcomes among Farmworkers
Researchers
Paloma Beamer, Melissa Furlong

Health and Wellness of Women Firefighters
Researchers
Jeff Burgess

Border Health Surveillance Mobile App Enhancements
Researchers
Kacey Ernst

On the Edge: Aedes aegypti dynamics on the boundary of its natural range
Researchers
Kacey Ernst

Enhancing Community Support of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Researchers
Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Kacey Ernst

Selenium Chemoprevention: Benefits and Harms
Researchers
Elizabeth Jacobs, Paul Hsu

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